Barn-door hanger and rail-bracket



(No Model.)

W. ORONK. BARN DOOR HANGER AND RAIL BRACKET. No. 272,031. Patented Feb. 13, 1883.;

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NITED TATES i ATENT FFICEO BARN-DOOR HANGER AND RAIL-BRACKET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters I'atent No. 272,031, dated February 13, 1883.

' Application filed August 23, 1882. N0 model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, WILLIAM CRONK, a citizen of the United States, residing at Havana, in the county of Schuyler and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Barn-Door Hangers and Rail- Brackets, of which the following is a specification.

The nature of my invention has relation to improvements in wrought-iron door-hangers and rail-brackets; and theinvention oonsistsin the details of construction, as illustrated in the drawings, and hereinafter claimed, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings, in Which- Figure 1 is a back side view of a portion of' rail with the hanger thereon. Fig. 2 is a crosssection of rail with hanger and bracket thereon.

Similar letters refer to similar parts in each view.

In the drawings, A represents a plain wrought-iron strap-hanger, bent into U shape over the sheave B, and an extension, D, is made of the back arm thus formed, to keep the sheave B from rolling out from the track.

E represents a malleable-iron bracket, of the peculiarform shownin Fig. 2, securely fastened to the rail 0, the upper portion being provided with a crooked arm, F, and hole 0, for the purpose of passing it through the barn-boards or other support, and keyingit to hold it in such position by use of a spike slipped through the hole 0 and resting against the inner side of a board. The lower portion of said bracket is provided with a point, I, and shoulder S, to be driven into and rest against the same support.

I am aware brackets have been used in connection with iron rails of an entirely different form; also, hangers have been constructed of cast-iron, having the extension D; but such, on account of the metal used, I consider valueless, and I make no claim in that direction but i What I do claim, and wish to secure by Letters Patent, is

In a wrought-iron hanger, the extension D, in combination with rail G, the bracket E, hav' in g the arm F and key-hole O at its upper end point, I, and shoulder S at its lower end, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

. WILLIAM GRONK. Witnesses:

EMMET HORTON, F. R. Burrs. 

